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Agriculture · Q542

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 542

Q542

When F1-plants heterozygous for tallness are salfed, F2-generation has both tall and dwarf plants? This proves the principle of

A.
Dominance
B.
Law of segregation
C.
Law of independent assortment
Answer
D.
Blended inheritance

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
When F1-plants heterozygous for tallness is selfed, F2-generation has both tall and dwarf plants. This proves the principle of the Law of independent assortment.
The Principle of Independent Assortment describes how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop. An Independent assortment of genes and their corresponding traits was first observed by Gregor Mendel in 1865 during his studies of genetics in pea plants.